Jun 27 WATCH: Where Russia's military goes after Wagner Group uprising By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Russia’s Vladimir Putin dropped criminal charges yesterday against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary group that led a short-lived revolt against the Russian military late last week. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Russia drops charges against mercenary leader Prigozhin By Associated Press Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the aborted armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and are pressing no charges against him or his troops. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: White House touts 'Bidenomics' in news briefing By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press In a Chicago speech on Wednesday, Biden will begin a new effort to actively convince a worried public that the U.S. economy is not heading for recession but actually thriving because of his leadership. Continue reading
Jun 27 Russia drops charges against Prigozhin and others who took part in aborted armed rebellion By Associated Press Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the aborted armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and are pressing no charges against him or his troops. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:44 How the attempted rebellion in Russia could affect Putin's war in Ukraine By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda After a short-lived mutiny exposed instability in Russia, we take a look at what the revolt means for the war in Ukraine. Geoff Bennett discussed that with Samuel Bendett, a Russian military analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses. Continue watching
Jun 26 Putin says brief insurrection played into Ukraine's hands By Associated Press In a televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed “Russia's enemies” and said they “miscalculated.”… Continue reading
Jun 26 WATCH: No involvement by U.S. or NATO in Russian mercenary revolt, Biden says By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Monday called the uprising and the challenges it poses to President Vladimir Putin's power “a struggle within the Russian system.”… Continue reading
Jun 26 Wagner mercenary leader issues first statement as uncertainty swirls after armed mutiny By Associated Press Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has released the first audio statement since an aborted armed rebellion he staged on Saturday, defending the move as a reaction to an attack on his force that killed some 30 of his fighters. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:13 Putin's authority called into question after Wagner Group's uprising By John Yang, Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young The most significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two decades in power only lasted about 24 hours, but now, questions arise about the long-term consequences of the mutiny led by Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. Russian foreign policy expert… Continue watching
Jun 25 Short-lived Wagner mercenary revolt exposes vulnerabilities in Putin's government By Associated Press The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out Saturday, but exposed vulnerabilities among Russian government forces, with Wagner Group soldiers under the command of Yevgeny Prigozhin able to advance hundreds of miles toward Moscow. Continue reading